CVE-2024-21413: Microsoft Outlook Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
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What it is
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by microsoft, published 2024-02-13).
Weakness: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-02-06
- US federal deadline
- 2025-02-27
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2024-01322, CNNVD-202402-1028, CNVD-2024-34110, EUVD-2024-19122, GHSA-9mp4-h7q5-2rgq
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:BERKELIUMBREAK
Exploit Observer links 48 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (48)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/ahmetkarakayaoffical/cve-2024-21413-microsoft-outlook-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
- Code repository: https://github.com/anntsmart/cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/artemcyberlab/project-ntlm-hash-capture-and-phishing-email-exploitation-for-cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/bhatbhupendra/moniker-link--cve-2024-21413-
- Code repository: https://github.com/cmnatic/cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/cyber-trambon/cve-2024-21413-exploit
- Code repository: https://github.com/d1se0/cve-2024-21413-vulnerabilidad-outlook-lab
- Code repository: https://github.com/derziad/cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/devakabari/cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/dhananjayasj/cve-2024-21413-microsoft-outlook-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
- Code repository: https://github.com/dionissh/cve-2024-21413
- Code repository: https://github.com/dshabani96/cve-2024-21413
- and 36 more
Research and write-ups (1)
- Research or write-up: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/microsoft-office-cve-2024-21413
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (15)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2024-19122
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9mp4-h7q5-2rgq
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21413
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21413)
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21413
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2024-21413
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-detection-script
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-mitigation-script
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21413
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202402-1028
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2024-34110
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2024-21413
- and 3 more
1372 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.947
very likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.976
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-02-06
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | Not stated |
| Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 | from 16.0.0 before 16.0.5435.1001 | Not stated |
| Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 | from 19.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | Not stated |
| Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: microsoft 365_apps, microsoft office_2016, microsoft office_2019, microsoft office_long_term_servicing_channel, microsoft_corp microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise, microsoft_corp microsoft_office_2016, microsoft_corp microsoft_office_2019, microsoft_corp microsoft_office_ltsc_2021.
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, 16.0.5435.1001.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
References
Vendor advisories and patches
- Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21413 (government-resource)
Other references
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-mitigation-script
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-detection-script
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/the-risks-of-the-monikerlink-bug-in-microsoft-outlook-and-the-big-picture/ (x_transferred)
Other databases
Where this comes from
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